Chaos Field

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:06 am

Please post scores in the new high score thread. Thanks!

Let's start off by saying I am starting to like this game A LOT, and besides DDPDOJ it is the only shmup I am playing right now when having time.

Unless and untill the old forum's high-score thread returns I'd like to make this the place for all Chaos field high-score postings.
You better show us all who's daddy!

the best 25 score entries will be listed!
most recent entry is highlighted in orange

Everything (except button assignments) default.

please state score like this:

your name - score - phase - character - max combo

1. MathU - 219.968.820 - ALL - HAL - 9509

2. Kollision - 153.234.830 - ALL - HAL - 7124

3. Smraedis - 58.796.190 - 3.3 - Ifumi - 3285

4. yojo! - 57.461.420 - 3.1 - HAL - 3249

5. Sensato Kurai - 55.771.980 - 3.? - HAL - 2132

6. Cabinet - 50.099.270 - 3.3 - Ifumi - 3027

7. KAI - 40.734.450 - ALL - HAL - 2134

8. Ch'timi - 39.363.120 - 4.1 - Jinn - 1757

9. MOSQUITO FIGHTER - 33.998.580 - 3.? - Ifumi - 2470

10. 666 - 33.802.250 - 4.1 - Ifumi - 1499

11. eastyy -33.713.970 - 1.? - HAL - 3335

12. Skyline - 32.240.570 - 2.1 - HAL - 2695

13. Andi - 31.912.680 - 3.1 - Ifumi - 1915

14. Onigiri - 31.467.380 - 2.3 - Ifumi - 2213

15. m3tall1ca - 31.360.520 - 2.2 - HAL - 2663

16. Acid King - 24.804.450 - 3.1 - Ifu66i - 2017

17. Balzac - 19.370.360 - 2.2 - Ifumi - 1834

18. Badaro - 18.452.250 - 2.1 - Ifumi - 1783

19. Salem Witch Trials! - 18.276.220 - ALL - HAL- 2931

20. BulletMagnet - 14.772.760 - 2.1 - Ifumi - 1675

21. Highlandcattle - 10.918.300 - 2.1 - Ifumi - 1216

22. Super Laydock - 6.317.940 - 2.2 - HAL - 789

23. Zweihander - 6.296.450 - 3.2 - Jinn - 717

24. Guardians Knight - 4.165.340 - 2.3 - Hal - 173

If more than (currently 1) original mode score is posted I´ll create a separate table for that mode.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:54 pm

I just got this game the other day and the one thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't save scores. I had to write mine down and looking at it now... it doesn't look quite right to me. I'll have to try to duplicate it to make sure.

Acid King - 12.245.640 - 2 - Ifumi - 1122

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:55 pm

Yeah, the lack of high-score saving is annoying. Doesn't take the fun of the game away though. Hopefully they'll add it for the Gamecube version.

Anyway: great score, especially if you only just started playing.

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:37 am

ch'timi - 27.277.260 - 4.1 - Jinn - 1289

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:08 pm

Crud score, but I'm getting a bit better...hopefully I'll be able to post a better one before too long.

BulletMagnet - 3,180,780 - 2.1 - Hal - 424

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:24 am

ch'timi - 34.082.680 - 4.2 - Jinn - 1214
much better comboing on the 3rd boss (around 1100)

Balzac · Post by **Balzac** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:32 pm

Balzac - 17.302.800 - 3.3 - Hal - 915

Not a bad run

Balzac - 19.370.360 - 2.2 - Ifumi - 1834

16.7 mil in stage 1

Had to sack two lives in order to keep the combo going throughout the stage though.

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 8:41 pm

Ch'timi - 39.363.120 - 4.1 - Jinn - 1757

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:51 am

Skyline - 8.574.290 - 2.1 - HAL - 1063

Finally decided that I'm not selling this game after all. It's staying "in rotation" for quite a while yet

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:54 am

Skyline - 12.666.950 - 2.1 - HAL - 1195

Full-chained Phase 1...didn't do as well as I wanted to. Ended up being so focused on Meta Cubes on 2.1 that I ended up making some very fucking stupid deaths. >_<

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:20 am

After I got Zero Gunner 2 earlier today and finished testing it out, I popped Chaos Field back in for the first time in awhile...and lo and behold, I improved my score:

BulletMagnet - 8,968,930 - 2.3 - Jinn - 892

Still haven't quite got the hang of the combo thing, but I'm getting better...part of the reason for the improvement is probably that I played on a different TV than usual: my normal one is offset to the right, so the combo counter was previous cut offscreen. Guess that helps a bit, heh.

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:23 am

Skyline - 20.786.120 - 2.1 - HAL - 1857

More of the same. I think clearing Phase 2 in itself is impossible for me. >_<

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 7:41 pm

@ Balzac and Skyline:

I find that very impressive scores when only reaching those phases...

Haven't played consoles for a week now (being ill and stuff...), but I must try and get at least near those scores since I can reach those phases...

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:33 pm

Just picked up the game again recently after not playing for weeks and pushed my score up.

Acid King - 24.804.450 - 3.1 - 2017 - Ifumi

AiD · Post by **AiD** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:40 am

I`m really surprised theres only 5 entries here

I`m expecting my copy soon so I will drop a score in soon

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:53 pm

I usually don't play manic shooter, but this one is really special. It has not left my DC for 2 days now.

Yojo! 9,837,800 2.1 HAL - 1058

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:58 am

small improvement

Yojo! 12,879,650 2.2 HAL - 1389

highlandcattle · Post by **highlandcattle** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:27 am

I know this score is lame but i wanna be in the too ten

highlandcattle-0004504990-2-1-Ifumi-453

Cabinet · Post by **Cabinet** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:42 am

Just registered and thought I´d share my Chaos Field hiscore, since it´s my favourite shmup at the moment :

Cabinet (CAB) - 0.048.999.380 - 4-1 - IFUMI - 2262 Hit

I should note I´m playing the GC version, but I think the DC version and
GC version´s Arcade Mode are nearly identical, so there shouldn´t be a problem...

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:00 pm

^^ now that's what I call an "entrance"!

Cabinet · Post by **Cabinet** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:10 pm

I´m sorry.

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Sun May 01, 2005 7:02 am

Yojo! 14.937..470 - 2.3 - HAL - 1537

highlandcattle · Post by **highlandcattle** » Sun May 01, 2005 10:11 am

Cabinet wrote:Just registered and thought I´d share my Chaos Field hiscore, since it´s my favourite shmup at the moment :

Cabinet (CAB) - 0.048.999.380 - 4-1 - IFUMI - 2262 Hit

I should note I´m playing the GC version, but I think the DC version and
GC version´s Arcade Mode are nearly identical, so there shouldn´t be a problem...

I too am playing the GC version but one of this days I'm gonna download the DC version to see if there are many gameplay differences

Cabinet · Post by **Cabinet** » Sun May 01, 2005 11:22 am

The 3 latest scores, fresh from this morning :

CAB - 0040376940 - 3-2 - IFUMI - 2040 Hit
CAB - 0039371090 - 3-1 - IFUMI - 2339 Hit
CAB - 0031178810 - 2-2 - IFUMI - 2429 Hit

Finally managed to break the 30 million barrier in 2-1. But then I rejoiced instead of watching where I was going...

@ highlandcattle :

Well, as far as differences between GC and DC go... there´s the obvious lack of slowdowns (which makes the game a lot less impressive to play, imho), and then there are a few gfx glitches in the GC version, such as flickering textures and polygon overlaps. Sometimes the background "jumps" a little (best seen in 3-1 when the earth comes into view), I guess that´s a timing-related issue...

btw... Has anyone managed to keep their combo going in 2-2? Milestone say in the capture guide that it is possible, but I´ve never seen someone doing it.

highlandcattle · Post by **highlandcattle** » Sun May 01, 2005 3:33 pm

Hey thanks for the reply,
but won't the slowdown make the DC version a lot easier?
Where can I find this capture guide your talking about?

Cabinet · Post by **Cabinet** » Sun May 01, 2005 3:45 pm

The capture guide is on Milestone´s Chaos Field product page :
http://mile-stone.co.jp/product/chaosfield_top.html
It´s the 4 numbered links at the bottom of the page, and it´s Japanese only. They don´t give much useful advice anyway, but there are some pictures pointing out the enemies´ weak spots.

I can´t say much about the DC version being easier or not due to the slowdown; I´ve only played the GC version so far.

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Sun May 01, 2005 5:43 pm

Cabinet wrote:The capture guide is on Milestone´s Chaos Field product page :
http://mile-stone.co.jp/product/chaosfield_top.html
It´s the 4 numbered links at the bottom of the page, and it´s Japanese only. They don´t give much useful advice anyway, but there are some pictures pointing out the enemies´ weak spots.

I can´t say much about the DC version being easier or not due to the slowdown; I´ve only played the GC version so far.

I thought I remember reading somewhere that the DC and GC versions had different bullet patterns. keeping the chain up might only be possible in the GC because in the DC rev, 2.2's boss goes out for lunch for too long for your chain to remain active.

Cabinet · Post by **Cabinet** » Sun May 01, 2005 5:51 pm

Milestone wrote this guide for the Naomi Arcade version, so that must mean it´s possible to keep the chain going, even if it might take split-second timing...
The different bullet patterns appear only in the GC Original Mode, and it is indeed easier to keep up the combo, because as soon as the 2-2 boss goes off screen, some midsized enemy appears from the top of the screen and begins to fire some aimed spam at you.

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Sun May 01, 2005 10:37 pm

Yojo! 15.929.700 - 3.1 - HAL - 1627

Cabinet · Post by **Cabinet** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:05 pm

OKAY. I fooled around with the 2-2 boss this evening, and lo, I found a trick that enabled me to keep my combo alive and kicking all through the phase (if I hadn´t died mere moments before 2-3 gave up it´s ghost)!
Since this is a hiscore thread, I will post my findings in the strategy forum.

Edit : Here´s my first score achieved with this "trick"; I dop'ed on 3-1.

CAB - 0042844330 - 3-1 - IFUMI - 2059